{"id":485159,"date":"2022-08-16T20:05:14","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T17:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/rick-ross-multiple-wingstop-locations-hit-with-over-100k-bill-for-labor-violations\/"},"modified":"2022-08-16T20:05:14","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T17:05:14","slug":"rick-ross-multiple-wingstop-locations-hit-with-over-100k-bill-for-labor-violations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rick-ross-multiple-wingstop-locations-hit-with-over-100k-bill-for-labor-violations\/","title":{"rendered":"#Rick Ross: Multiple Wingstop Locations Hit With Over $100K Bill For Labor Violations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a357df3311d8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a357df3311d8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rick-ross-multiple-wingstop-locations-hit-with-over-100k-bill-for-labor-violations\/#%E2%80%9CRick_Ross_Multiple_Wingstop_Locations_Hit_With_Over_100K_Bill_For_Labor_Violations%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Rick Ross: Multiple Wingstop Locations Hit With Over $100K Bill For Labor Violations&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CRick_Ross_Multiple_Wingstop_Locations_Hit_With_Over_100K_Bill_For_Labor_Violations%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Rick Ross: Multiple Wingstop Locations Hit With Over $100K Bill For Labor Violations&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"image large\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1351954436-e1654105970815-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"Rick Ross: Multiple Wingstop Locations Hit With Over $100K Bill For Labor Violations\" class=\"large\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"news-caption\">\n<span>Michael Reaves\/Getty Images<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-copy  js-entry-text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\nRick Ross has been fined by The Department of Labor\u2019s Wage and Hour Division has for several violations at five Wingstop restaurant locations in Mississippi.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mississippitoday.org\/2022\/08\/15\/rick-ross-mississippi-wingstop-labor-law\/\"><em>Mississippi Today<\/em>,<\/a> Ross and his family forced\u00a0their workers to illegally pay for uniforms, safety training, background checks and cash register shortages. The labor department also discovered they\u2019d been illegally deducting money from employees\u2019 wages, leaving some with take-home pay under $7.25 an hour.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators later learned a 15-year-old illegally worked past 10 p.m. in June 2021. Under federal law, teens are not allowed to work past 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRestaurant industry employees work hard, often for low wages, and many depend on every dollar earned to make ends meet,\u201d Jackson\u2019s Wage and Hour Division director, Audrey Hall, said in a statement. \u201cThe law prevents Boss Wing Enterprises LLC from shifting operating costs to workers \u2026 or to allow a worker\u2019s pay to fall below the minimum wage rate.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CeeTFNfFVox\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CeeTFNfFVox\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\">A post shared by Biggest Boss Rick Ross (@richforever)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Business records filed with the state list Rick Ross, his older sister and assistant, Tawanda Roberts, and mother Tommie Roberts on the Boss Wings Enterprises LLC roster. The\u00a0Department of Labor fined the franchise company a total of $62,753 in civil penalties and recovered $51,674 in wages owed to 244 workers across the five stores.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/newsroom\/releases\/whd\/whd20220811\">DOC press release<\/a> summed it up with: \u201cThe operator of five Wing Stop franchise locations in Mississippi who made employees pay for their uniforms, safety training, background checks and cash register shortages \u2013 and violated child labor regulations \u2013 has been held accountable by the U.S. Department of Labor, and paid $114,427 in back wages, liquidated damages and civil penalties.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wingstop distanced itself from Boss Wings LLC in a statement that read: \u201cThe restaurants investigated by the DOL are owned and operated by a franchisee, not Wingstop Restaurants Inc. Our franchise agreement requires all of our franchisees to operate under our operating standards, which requires compliance with all laws and regulations. We were not previously aware of the DOL action against Boss Wings LLC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rick Ross opened his first Wingstop restaurant in Memphis over 10 years ago and owns at least 25 of them. In 2014, it was reported he\u00a0raked in an estimated $7 million from his Wingstop investments.\u00a0Last September, he gifted a Wingstop franchise to his son for his 16th birthday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Kyle Eustice\"><br \/>\nby Kyle Eustice\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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